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The Straight Story

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Mon Jul 1, 2013, 09:31 AM Jul 2013

Tell-all telephone: what meta data shows (six months worth - man sued and got this info) [View all]

Tell-all telephone

Green party politician Malte Spitz sued to have German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom hand over six months of his phone data that he then made available to ZEIT ONLINE. We combined this geolocation data with information relating to his life as a politician, such as Twitter feeds, blog entries and websites, all of which is all freely available on the internet.

By pushing the play button, you will set off on a trip through Malte Spitz's life. The speed controller allows you to adjust how fast you travel, the pause button will let you stop at interesting points. In addition, a calendar at the bottom shows when he was in a particular location and can be used to jump to a specific time period. Each column corresponds to one day.

http://www.zeit.de/datenschutz/malte-spitz-data-retention/

Play the animation and watch the info to the right of it as well.

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Fascinating. In kind of a creepy way. nt Buns_of_Fire Jul 2013 #1
It is interesting, and with data from friends etc The Straight Story Jul 2013 #2
It makes you feel like you're stalking him. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2013 #11
B-b-but it's METADAAAAATA!!! backscatter712 Jul 2013 #3
don't like the govt tracking your whereabouts? then don't go anywhere! frylock Jul 2013 #4
Kick Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #5
This is a big big deal. dkf Jul 2013 #6
Indeed, shows more about things and less speculation (nt) The Straight Story Jul 2013 #7
I mentioned the EU trade deal being endangered, and suspicion that trade negotiations were bugged. dkf Jul 2013 #8
Welcome to the Dark Side. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #9
Too complacent...oh soooo true. dkf Jul 2013 #10
Unfreakingbelievable. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #12
K&R felix_numinous Jul 2013 #13
Rec and kick dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #14
Disturbing! nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #15
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